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Danish police arrest dozens in large money laundering case

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The Danish police announced on Thursday (5 January) that 135 people were arrested in a large-scale operation to investigate suspicions of elderly fraudsters laundering money.

It was done by calling elderly people to convince them to transfer money from their bank accounts, or to provide personal banking information.

Torben Svarrer (chief of the special crime unit of the police) stated that the suspects were not the organizers of the fraud. Instead, they were what the police called "mules", who allowed their bank accounts be used to launder cash.

Although 212 people have been charged with money laundering, Svarner stated that some of the suspects were not yet available.

He said that the police operation, which will involve more than 600 officers, was planned since last fall.

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